Concentration and vertical distribution of 137Cs in the undisturbed soil of southwestern Nigeria

Health Physics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-77

  Ajayi, I R ^a,b   Fischer, H W ^a   Burak, A ^a   Qwasmeh, A ^a   Tabot, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

137Cs; Contamination, environmental; Fallout; Soil

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROPERTY;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; NIGERIA; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 33845703461     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000232855.00189.af     Document Type: Article

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